Pedagogy

Freire introduces several key themes that combine to create the basis of his educational theory in his book Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage. Personally, I think that his theory displays an innovative way of looking at education and I agree with the arguments he presents. However, I believe that many of the cases he makes are idealized, and in practical application may be more complicated than he makes it seem. In an ideal education system this theory of freedom and…

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs encompasses the Traditional, Progressive, and Critical tradition’s set forth to achieve, through the application of distinct educational lessons. Maslow’s interpretations of Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem and Self-actualization acknowledge individual needs to manage physical and mental development (Maslow, 1954). The purposes of intellectual, political, economic and social education are explained by how well an individual’s unique needs are met in…

Individual Assignment – Question 3 Paulo Freire is widely renowned for his thought provoking insights in Pedagogy of the Oppressed. This publication places a strong focus on relationships between oppressors and the oppressed, as well as the importance of education as a means for social and political change. Hierarchy and oppressive behaviors are commonly present in educational settings, specifically among teacher-student relationships. This paper will examine how the teacher-student…

2.2. Speaking and the Role of Vocabulary in the History of Second Language Pedagogy Speaking in a second language is regarded as important as the other skills; however, it has not received as much attention in the history of language learning. In the last two decades, speaking emerged as a distinct subdivision of learning, teaching and testing (Bygate, 2002). Historically, learning structural language, memorizing sentence patterns and literary language was prioritised over practicing spoken…

During the past three years, I have read many books about psychology and pedagogy, like The Interpretation of Dreams of Freud and the Émile of Rousseau. The Playback Theatre, Process Theatre, Forward Theatre and the Improvisation were also a part my book list. But practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. To grasp a better…

My chosen area of mathematics is angles in polygons, due to the visual nature of geometry enabling the students to be engaged and stimulated (Chambers & Timlin, 2013). Not only this, but since geometry is present in our everyday lives, students have a basic grasp of shapes, however, they have not developed a critical understanding of what properties define that shape (Bell et al., 1983). This basic foundation knowledge can also cause difficulty when it comes to teaching and learning as the…

3.4 Critical pedagogy as an education paradigm Based on my observations, the critical pedagogy paradigm was not present. This is because critical pedagogy firstly requires change of attitude from the traditional classroom whereby the teacher feeds the knowledge to the learners and they absorb the information. Teachers have this perception that using traditional methods of lecturing, asserting authority, transferring skills and knowledge to the learners is the correct approach to do the work.…

What is good teaching and what is a good teacher? Teaching is one of the most difficult jobs today. It demands expansive knowledge of subject matter and the curriculum; enthusiasm, a caring attitude, and a love of learning; knowledge of discipline and classroom management techniques; and a desire to make a difference in the lives of young people, where they will be able to make a contribution to society after school days are over. With all these qualities being required, finding good or even…

After reading the Fires books, they had raised interesting questions, and contained new and unique insights to, teaching, the classroom, and the field of pedagogy as a whole. In Cushman’s Fires in the Mind (2010), we observed the delicate dichotomy of teaching to students one on one, and as a class. On top of that, what it meant for someone to become a “master” in specific subject areas and how to maintain motivation to get there. In Cushman’s Fires in the Middle School Bathrooms (2008), we…

Culturally responsive teaching is a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students ' cultural references in all aspects of learning. Being a great teacher involves a lot of responsibilities and expectations. Teachers do so much for our students however they are not appreciate or recognize for their hard work. There many characteristics that make a great teacher. Two of the characteristics I like to focus on are understanding how learners construct knowledge and using appropriate…